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Bolt of lighting strikes Vatican same day as Pope calls it quits. When it comes to omens is (Original Post) snagglepuss Feb 2013 OP
That's just God's way of saying Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #1
Good one! Who said God doesn't have a sense of humor? japple Feb 2013 #2
Lol! Happyhippychick Feb 2013 #5
Zeus hath spoken! tanyev Feb 2013 #3
ZAP! Liberal In Texas Feb 2013 #4
Incredible photo nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #16
It means he bolted a la Usain outta there! nt flamingdem Feb 2013 #6
And which happened first? 2naSalit Feb 2013 #7
The resignation came first. It is rather odd because it seems snagglepuss Feb 2013 #13
"May lightning strike if I am lying about my reason for leaving 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #8
He's just transforming into Emperor Palpatine Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #9
Damn it! I was going to make a Palapatine joke. Screw it. I still will! white_wolf Feb 2013 #10
And now young Jedi... NightWatcher Feb 2013 #11
Maybe it was a sign that it was raining fadedrose Feb 2013 #12
It is an odd coincidence as it rarely gets struck by lighting. snagglepuss Feb 2013 #14
God was really aiming at a heratic in line to visit the basilica. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #15
I call "Photoshopped." WinkyDink Feb 2013 #17
Nope. Photographed by Alessandro Di Meo/EPA snagglepuss Feb 2013 #18

2naSalit

(86,741 posts)
7. And which happened first?
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:41 PM
Feb 2013

The lightning or the resignation?



Certainly an omen, of what well, guess time will tell.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)
13. The resignation came first. It is rather odd because it seems
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 08:02 PM
Feb 2013

that the last timethe Vatican was hit was in 1995 but that could be wrong as I only did a cursory search.

 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
8. "May lightning strike if I am lying about my reason for leaving
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:45 PM
Feb 2013

It is for my health, as you know, all popes resign when they are too old. It has nothing to do with the child molesting and rape by the church and my intense knowledge of the cover up"

Those are fantasy quotes- it's my quote for him. He refused to comment when I asked him.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)
12. Maybe it was a sign that it was raining
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 07:53 PM
Feb 2013

and heaven could care less about his choice to leave.

Heaven seems indifferent to most of my problems too.

lindysalsagal

(20,718 posts)
15. God was really aiming at a heratic in line to visit the basilica.
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 08:28 PM
Feb 2013

And that damned lightning rod messed it all up!

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